My new Rev War militia musket (pics)

[Youngblood]

A few months ago i saw a Tulle .69 kit on gunbroker by AzMuzzleloaders, a member here, so i pm’d him here and i bought it. Thank you AZ

I had it shipped straight to ColonialRifleSmith, another member here and the wait was on. He can be reached at
[email protected]

I been trying to get a gun like this for a while. A .69 is very hard to find except for the commercial muskets. Crazy hard.
Asked several builders both here and people with fancy websites. I got No or too busy from all of them. From ColonialRifleSmith it was Yes. All my custom requests were Yes. Thank you.

I wanted it to be a custom kind of conversion from hunting/private gun to militia ready for Rev War. Thats what i was going for. I saw an original almost just like it.

I had added to it, sling swivels, a rear sight, a bayonet lug and bayonet, a metal rammer, and a hooked breech with keys. The stock is Maple, just plain with no curls.

Heres a few pics. First the kit, then the original i liked, then mine.

 

[Youngblood]

 

[Youngblood]

I think of it as a Militia Musket made up by a local gunsmith to join the Rev War. But i guess it could be a Ranger Musket or Officers fusil (French?) or something my dad took off a dead Frenchman in the last war?
What do you guys think?

 

[Clark Badgett]

Yeah….that is not a good copy of a Tulle. I don’t think I have ever seen pin escutcheons on a NE fowler either. And they certainly did not use wedges.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Some things to consider addressing are:
1) Barrel wedges and escutcheons (noted already),
2) Rear sight,
3) Lower sling swivel